The Riding to Lithend

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The Riding to Lithend is a dramatic poem by British writer Gordon Bottomley, inspired by Icelandic sagas and known for its richly poetic, tragic narrative.

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The Riding to Lithend canonical 1

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instanceOf poem ⓘ
author Gordon Bottomley ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre tragedy ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality British ⓘ
hasCharacterType chieftain ⓘ
saga hero ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
hasReputation highly poetic ⓘ
intensely atmospheric ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
hasTheme fate ⓘ
honour ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
violence ⓘ
inspiredBy Icelandic sagas ⓘ
linked to: Íslendingasögur
language English ⓘ
literaryForm verse drama ⓘ
literaryInfluence Old Norse literature ⓘ
medieval Icelandic narrative tradition ⓘ
literaryMovement early 20th-century British poetry ⓘ
narrativeStyle richly poetic ⓘ
periodOfPublication early 20th century ⓘ
setting Iceland ⓘ
structure dialogue-driven ⓘ
dramatic scenes ⓘ

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Gordon Bottomley → notableWork → The Riding to Lithend ⓘ